The 2025-26 New England boys prep hockey season is over. It will likely be remembered most for its parity, exemplified best by Avon Old Farms, the No. 8 seed, winning the Elite 8.
It can also be seen in the scoring.
While schools like Winchendon and St. Mark's dominated the top of the scoring charts, countless other teams had high-end performers this season. In net, there were some sensational seasons we'll remember for quite a while.
In one conference, the Top Goalie's team didn't even make the postseason.
Top Performers is always fun to do every week throughout the season. It's a way to shine some light on the players enjoying high levels of success.
For one final time, let's dive in.
Holt
Top skater:Â Ryan Mogielnicki, Austin Prep
Mogielnicki popped for Austin Prep this season with 29 goals and 48 points in 32 games. Those 29 goals were the third-most in all of prep. Austin Prep had several top scorers this season after moving to the Holt Conference, but Mogielnicki's consistency stood out the most. The '09 junior is from Hudson, N.H.
Honorable mentions: Danny Patch, Pingree (15 goals, 39 points in 27 games); Aidan Goodwin, Austin Prep (15 goals, 39 points in 32 games); Kellan Kissane, Worcester Academy (14 goals, 37 points in 24 games); AJ Oliveri, Worcester Academy (18 goals, 33 points in 27 games); Mason McGovern, Austin Prep (19 goals, 32 points in 32 games); Sean Foster, Pingree (14 goals, 31 points in 28 games); Thomas Egan, Austin Prep (13 goals, 31 points in 32 games); Drew Gallucci, Pingree (12 goals, 27 points in 27 games); Connor Nolan, Portsmouth Abbey (18 goals, 26 points in 23 games)
Top goalie:Â Max Levine-Stein, Pingree
As a sophomore '09, Levine-Stein had a strong winter with a dazzling 1.84 goals-against average and a .935 save percentage. Both marks were top 10 in the region. Some of his highlights from the season included a 33-save shutout to beat Worcester Academy on Feb. 18, a 22-save shutout to beat Middlesex on Jan. 17 and 37 saves on 41 shots to beat Holderness, 5-4, on Jan. 7.
Honorable mentions: Warren DuBois, Austin Prep (2.63 GAA, .923 save percentage); Von Larson, Pingree (2.06 GAA, .927 save percentage); Ethan Addazio, Berwick (2.68 GAA, .925 save percentage); Vincent Parillo, North Yarmouth Academy (3.44 GAA, .904 save percentage); Reece Burgess, Worcester Academy (3.30 GAA, .909 save percentage)
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Housatonic
Top skater:Â Luke Walkauskas, Salisbury
After tallying five points in 31 games as a junior last season, Walkauskas exploded for 20 goals and 50 points in 31 games, helping the Crimson Knights secure the No. 3 seed in the Elite 8. He got off to an extremely hot start (eight goals and 16 points in the eight games before Christmas), but the senior settled into a groove, proving to be a consistent contributor through the second half.
Honorable mentions: Andrew Migliore, Trinity-Pawling (15 goals, 45 points in 24 games); Jack Broderick, Kent (17 goals, 44 points in 25 games); Greyson Espenshade, Salisbury (19 goals, 38 points in 31 games); Lucas Husted-Edwards, Kent (17 goals, 38 points in 24 games); JT Rothstein, Taft (8 goals, 35 points in 24 games); Elliott Bibeau-Rivard, Salisbury (14 goals, 34 points in 30 games); Logan Ferrara, Loomis Chaffee (11 goals, 34 points in 24 games); Nico Ciardiello, Avon Old Farms (17 goals, 33 points in 28 games); Jake Harrison, Hotchkiss (5 goals, 33 points in 27 games); Brayden Reynolds, Trinity-Pawling (15 goals, 33 points in 24 games); Louie Giannattasio, Trinity-Pawling (15 goals, 30 points in 24 games); Austin Groves, Hotchkiss (14 goals, 29 points in 27 games); Aidan Patton, Hotchkiss (17 goals, 29 points in 27 games); Maddox Boyle, Kent (12 goals, 29 points in 25 games); Owen Burke, Westminster (15 goals, 28 points in 25 games); Gus McGarvey, Westminster (15 goals, 28 points in 25 games); Dylan Chery, Taft (13 goals, 26 points in 24 games); Henning Reinprecht, Taft (12 goals, 23 points in 29 games); Timmy Donohue, Westminster (8 goals, 22 points in 19 games); Tucker Harris, Avon Old Farms (8 goals, 21 points in 18 games); Ethan Gingeleskie, Avon Old Farms (11 goals, 18 points in 14 games);
Top goalie:Â Neilan Johnson, Hotchkiss
The goaltending was incredible in the Housatonic. Palmer has a real case for it. But Johnson guided a team that had six wins to the Elite 8 semifinals. The NHL Draft prospect was second in the region in GAA (1.79) and third in save percentage (.940). His play was so strong that he secured a commitment to Northeastern during the season. Hotchkiss was a middle-of-the-pack offense, but a top-two team at preventing goals. That was largely due to Johnson.
Honorable mentions: Anthony Palmer, Avon Old Farms (1.94 GAA, .939 save percentage); Elliot Lennon, Deerfield (2.22 GAA, .937 save percentage); Jordan Rittenberg, Salisbury (2.21 GAA, .923 save percentage); Hunter Dryden, Taft (2.80 GAA, .910 save percentage); Ryan Galaski, Westminster (2.39 GAA, .943 save percentage)
ISL Eberhart
Top skater:Â Caiden Pellegrino, St. Mark's
There was a large cast of scorers at St. Mark's, but no one was more consistent and impactful than Pellegrino. The Providence College finished with the second-most points in prep (75) and fourth-most goals (28). His play-driving and playmaking abilities made everyone around him better, and were a big reason St. Mark's finished as the No. 2 seed in the Elite 8 and made the championship game.
Honorable mentions: Evan Nee, St. Mark's (26 goals, 60 points in 30 games); Will Manchuso, St. Mark's (32 goals, 59 points in 30 games); Max Donatelli, St. George's (17 goals, 50 points in 26 games); Cam MacPherson, St. Mark's (12 goals, 46 points in 30 games); Keith Olympia, St. Mark's (9 goals, 35 points in 30 games); Nate Moons, Groton (12 goals, 39 points in 27 games); Aiden Ferreira, St. George's (16 goals, 36 points in 25 games); Carter Felt, Rivers (20 goals, 34 points in 26 games); Cameron Daigle, St. George's (13 goals, 33 points in 25 games); Luke Sardone, Middlesex (14 goals, 32 points in 23 games); Ben Romer, BB&N (12 goals, 32 points in 28 games); Jonathan Rivard, Rivers (12 goals, 31 points in 26 games); Teddy Drury, St. Mark's (13 goals, 31 points in 30 games); Hunter Barone, BB&N (13 goals, 30 points in 28 games); Owen Cronan, Groton (14 goals, 30 points in 24 games); Stephen Rousell, Rivers (13 goals, 26 points in 26 games)
MORE CHAMPIONS: Boys Elite 8 — Avon Old Farms beats St. Mark’s | Boys Large School — Cushing beats Brunswick | Girls Elite 8 — Loomis Chaffee beats Deerfield | Girls Large School — Phillips Exeter beats Choate | Boys Small School — Winchendon beats Holderness | Girls Small School — Groton beats New Hampton
Top goalie:Â Aaron Alves-Thomas, St. Mark's
There are a few goalies with good cases here, but Alves-Thomas posted great numbers (2.14 GAA, .921 save percentage) and guided his team to the Elite 8 championship with 26 saves to beat No. 7 Belmont Hill, 32 to take down No. 6 Kimball Union and made 26 stops in the 4-2 loss to No. 8 Avon Old Farms in the final.
Honorable mentions: Derrick Huang, Rivers (2.02 GAA, .939 save percentage); Wes DiModica, Groton (2.28 GAA, .923 save percentage); Will Torres, Rivers (2.39 GAA, .920 save percentage); Julian Herrara, St. Mark's (1.77 GAA, .921 save percentage); James Potter, BB&N (3.04 GAA, .929 save percentage); Lucas Dolan, Roxbury Latin (2.96 GAA, .894 save percentage)
ISL Keller
Top skater:Â Billy MacAusland, Nobles
MacAusland put up 16 fewer points than last season, and this year was somehow more impressive. With all of last winter's high-flying cast around him gone, the Brown commit still scored 21 times and posted 45 points, consistently driving play and dragging his team into every fight. He finished a fantastic prep career on a young Nobles team that only won nine games.
Honorable mentions: Patrick Woods, Belmont Hill (19 goals, 39 points in 31 games); Evan Jones, Belmont Hill (13 goals, 37 points in 30 games); Jack Queally, St. Sebastian's (16 goals, 37 points in 27 games); Tommy Wilkinson, Thayer (17 goals, 33 points in 29 games); Sam Lee, Belmont Hill (15 goals, 32 points in 31 games); Jack Funk, Thayer (19 goals, 31 points in 29 games); Joe Feinberg, Milton Academy (17 goals, 31 points in 29 games); Matthew Carolan, Belmont Hill (15 goals, 30 points in 31 games); Sam Fishbone, St. Sebastian's (6 goals, 29 points in 27 games); Ty Hymovitz, Thayer (12 goals, 28 points in 24 games); Ethan Travis, Tabor (18 goals, 27 points in 27 games); Brendan Matthews, St. Sebastian's (5 goals, 27 points in in 27 games); Cade Noonan, St. Sebastian's (16 goals, 26 points in 27 games)
Top goalie:Â Tommy Saulnier, St. Sebastian's
Similar to Johnson, Saulnier was the biggest reason why his team went from six wins last winter to the Elite 8 seed. Saulnier's .943 save percentage ranked second in the region, while his 1.80 GAA ranked third. The junior was a constant force for the Arrows in net, guiding them to a win at the Kevin Mutch tournament in December and win after win against rivals down the stretch.
Honorable mentions: Vinnie D'Urso, Tabor (1.99 GAA, .940 save percentage); Timmy Heaslip, Governor's Academy (2.14 GAA, .923 save percentage); Tyler Moschella, Thayer (2.27 GAA, .935 save percentage); Ethan Bauer, Belmont Hill (2.13 GAA, .932 save percentage); JJ Thibodeau, Belmont Hill (2.13 GAA, .932 save percentage); Eli Zucker, Milton Academy (2.38 GAA, .926 save percentage); Aiden Emerick, Lawrence Academy (2.88 GAA, .903 save percentage)
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Lakes
Top skater:Â Josh Phillips, Kimball Union
Throughout the fall, Phillips was dominant and looked poised for a big prep season, which is exactly what happened. His 62 points were tied for third in prep come season's end. On a Wildcats team hit hard by injuries, Phillips was a constant with his 25 goals and ability to drive play and create space with his 6-foot-3 frame. He's still uncommitted.
Honorable mentions: Michael Delaney, Holderness (10 goals, 42 points in 30 games); Luke Long, Proctor (18 goals, 40 points in 29 games); Viktor Samal, Holderness (17 goals, 38 points in 27 games); Johnny Niemela, New Hampton (14 goals, 37 points in 33 games); Jackson Kimelman, Kimball Union (16 goals, 37 points in 36 games); Lucas Hannay, Kimball Union (9 goals, 36 points in 36 games); Mitchell Smith, St. Paul's (15 goals, 36 points in 31 games); Sawyer Graubins, Holderness (16 goals, 33 points in 28 games); Garrett Aceto, Proctor (12 goals, 32 points in 29 games); Axel Black, Proctor (16 goals, 32 points in 29 games); Dylan Podergois, New Hampton (13 goals, 29 points in 20 games); Matthew Homer, New Hampton (14 goals, 26 points in 28 games);
Top goalie:Â Cam Ingram, Kimball Union
After senior Luca Campo went down early in the season, goaltending looked like it might be an issue for the high-flying Wildcats. Ingram, however, stepped in and made sure that wasn't the case, posting a 2.05 GAA and a .920 save percentage. He got the Wildcats into the Elite 8 as the No. 6 seed and made 28 saves to shut out No. 3 Salisbury in the quarterfinals.
Honorable mentions: Blake Truchon, St. Paul's (2.53 GAA, .926 save percentage); Hunter Marshall, Tilton (2.91 GAA, .925 save percentage); Mark Bierwirth, Holderness (2.70 GAA, .906 save percentage); Sam Zyguliski, New Hampton (2.95 GAA, .904 save percentage)
Independent
Top skater:Â Charlie Puglisi, Winchendon
Winchendon went 20-2-1 down the stretch, almost making the Elite 8 and eventually winning the Small School. No player was more instrumental in that than Puglisi, who exploded for a prep-leading 76 points, to go along with 26 goals. It only made sense that the Cornell commit notched four goals and eight points in the three Small School games. He was dominant.
Honorable mentions: Myles Brosnan, Dexter Southfield (7 goals, 51 points in 30 games); Jackson Smail, Winchendon (30 goals, 62 points in 34 games); Cooper Ludwar, Winchendon (19 goals, 56 points in 29 games); James McMurray, Berkshire (23 goals, 46 points in 32 games); Joey Dellacroce, Northfield Mount Hermon (23 goals, 46 points in 33 games); Keegan Kazan, Brunswick (18 goals, 44 points in 31 games); Rich Cavanagh, Pomfret (17 goals, 44 points in 27 games); Seamus McMakin, Canterbury (13 goals, 42 points in 28 games); Noah Poinsett-Yoshida, Phillips Exeter (12 goals, 42 points in 29 games); Jonah Rainisch, Berkshire (24 goals, 42 points in 32 games); Mason St. Louis, Brunswick (15 goals, 41 points in 33 games); Matt Lacombe, Berkshire (10 goals, 41 points in 32 games); Tommy Browne, Canterbury (18 goals, 40 points in 31 games); Giacomo Caliri, Pomfret (16 goals, 40 points in 28 games); Kaidan Sahajpal, Winchendon (15 goals, 38 points in 28 games); Sam Gero, Millbrook (14 goals, 38 points in 32 games); Laz Giardina, Winchendon (17 goals, 38 points in 35 games); JP Messuri, Dexter Southfield (12 goals, 37 points in 30 games); Jack Mceleney, Canterbury (13 goals, 37 points in 30 games); Noah Survilas, Dexter Southfield (17 goals, 37 points in 30 games); Owen McHale, Dexter Southfield (18 goals, 36 points in 27 games); Hayden Hutner, Williston Northampton (16 goals, 36 points in 26 games); Axel Favreau, Cushing (8 goals, 36 points in 33 games); Nick D'Olympio, Dexter Southfield (13 goals, 36 points in 30 games); Jake West, Winchendon (16 goals, 35 points in 35 games); Teddy Farren, Northfield Mount Hermon (13 goals, 34 points in 33 games); CJ List, Millbrook (14 goals, 33 points in 32 games); Jack Lee, Canterbury (16 goals, 33 points in 30 games); Isaac Hutchinson, Northfield Mount Hermon (9 goals, 32 points in 32 games); Jack Fitzpatrick, Dexter Southfield (19 goals, 31 points in 30 games); Dylan Hall, Frederick Gunn (11 goals, 30 points in 26 games); Sebastian Mogull, Cushing (15 goals, 30 points in 27 games); Nathan Dono, Pomfret (9 goals, 30 points in 27 games); Brayden White, Williston Northampton (11 goals, 30 points in 26 games); Declan Grenache, Williston Northampton (14 goals, 27 points in 26 games); Camden Tabb, Williston Northampton (11 goals, 27 points in 26 games)
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Top goalie:Â Kamden Jackson, Williston Northampton
In his first prep season, Jackson led the region in save percentage (.945) and ranked fourth in GAA (1.88). While Williston missed the playoffs, Jackson was the biggest reason why the Wildcats had their first winning season since 2017-18. Williston was the best team in the region in goals against, and that was all due to Jackson.
Honorable mentions: Alex Kim, Berkshire (1.62 GAA, .930 save percentage); Cody Hew, Canterbury (2.34 GAA, .934 save percentage); Mason Raycroft, Cushing (2.29 GAA, .922 save percentage); Kyle Ready, Dexter Southfield (1.94 GAA, .922 save percentage); Drew Karlovits, Dexter Southfield (2.16 GAA, .918 save percentage); Edouard Lord, Phillips Andover (2.86 GAA, .920 save percentage); Evan Akerman, Brunswick (2.51 GAA, .912 save percentage); Alex Schnarr, Frederick Gunn (2.91 GAA, .906 save percentage); Zai Ferraro, Brunswick (2.88 GAA, .897 save percentage)
